Valve



Sept 8, 1925.

E. 1. IGLEY VALVE Filed May 4, 1925 Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES ,PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD J'. KILEY, 0F MANSFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE OHIO BRASYS COMPANY, 0F MANSFIELD, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

VALVE.

Application led May 4, 1925. Serial No. 27,683.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD J.-K1LEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Mansfield, in the county of Rlchland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valves, of which the following is a specitication.

My invention relates to valves and particularly to that class of valves known as gate valves.

The object of my invention is to provide a one-piece gate for use with a gate valve body which will adjust itself readily to the 7 angle of the body seats and which will maintain a uniformly tight iit with the body seat and which will be cheap and efficient.

The majority of gates at the present date comprise two or more pieces in which the discs forming the seats of the gate are rela-.

tively movable with respect to each other about a pivotal point so that the discs may adjust themselves with the seats on the body or the gates may be made of a solid construction, and depending upon the accuracy in machining the seats of the body and gate to produce a tight `fit and to maintain the same. l

In my invention I have provided a onepiece gate which is so constructed that it will adjust itself to the body seats and which I find will maintain such adjustment. Adjustment of the solid gate referred to above is impossible and it is a very short time before it shows leakage. With the multi-part gates, while they are adjustable to the body seats, they are more expensive to manufacture and are not considered as good a manufacturing proposition as a single piece gate due to the number of pieces and equipment necessary to manufacture.

My invention resides in the new and novel construction, combination and relation of Vthe various parts herein more fully described and shown in the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Fig. l shows a sectional view of a portionY of a standard body used in gate valves and shows a gate of my improved type in full view. This view is taken on a plane coinciding with the axes of the operating stem and the inlet and outlet openings. j

Fig. 2 is a view in section of the complete gate, but of a portion of the valve body, and

in a plane at right angles tothe axes of the linlet and outlet openings, but coinciding with the axis of the o erating stem.

Fig. 3 is a section o the valve body and gate taken on a plane coinciding with the axes of the inlet and outlet openings, but at right angles to the aXisof the operating handle.

Fig. 4is a side view in elevation of my improved gate.

Fig. 5 is an edge view of Fig. 1 showing a certain relation of the face of the gate to the face of the body seats.

Fig. 6 is a side view of Fi 4 showingA a relation between the faces o the gate'an-d the body seats, but di'ering from that shown in Fig. 5. I have not shown an entire valve body with the bonnet, packing gland, operating stem and handle, as a valve of this type is standard on the market and in extensive use at the present day.

I prefer to employ a body of the standard type on the market at the present day and which I desi ate by the numeral l. This body is prov1ded with oppositely disposed seats 2 and 3 and these seats are machined so that their. planes will form an angle of divergence with its greater opening toward the valve bonnet. Seats of this character will permit of a wedging action with the seats on the gate when the valve is being closed, thereby tending to form a tight it between the gate and the body seats. The body, of course, is formed with an inlet and an outlet and these inlet and outlet openings are formed with threads 4 to vreceive the pipe connections. f

The gate which I prefer to employ and which embodies my invention comprises two disc portions 5 and each is provided with a machined face o-r seat 6 arranged to engage with the seats 2 and 3 on the valve body. The discs 5 are provided at their upper end with a stem receiving boss 7 threaded internally as at 8 to receive a threaded operating stem with a handle thereon by means of which the gate is raised or lowered by revolution of the stem in one direction or the other. The discs 5 are connected by means of two ligatures 9 spaced apart and inwardly from the edges of the discs but so as to permit the operating stem to pass therebetween in raising the gate to an open position. These ligatures 9 integrally conneet the oppositely disposed discs 5 upon a correspond with the lines A-A and B-B', transverse central line with respect to the and the gate is moved to a seating relation machined seats 6 on the discs 5 but maybe with respect to the body seats, the lower porotherwise positioned. In casting the gate tion of the discs 5 will first be moved inthe central cavity 10 is formed with a core, wardly and this will take place about thc but this core does not separate the discs 5 ligatures 9 which tend to maintain the cenentirely around their edges, but leaves the tral portion of the discs 5 in a fixed spaced edges of "the discs connected at the points relation and as the downward movement of 11 and 12 as well as connected by means of the gate continues the edge of the discs the ligatures 9 and neck portions 13 which above the bottom also moves inward and connect the boss 7 with the discs 5. These this inward movement continues from the connections will give the disc, when it is bottom o-f the discs upwardly as the gate cast, a substantially solid construction so moves downward at the same time the upper far Ias the discs 5 are concerned with respectportion lof the discs 5 will tend to move out-- to their relative movability. This connectward sllghtly or into a more intimate rela- -ing or tying together of the discs 5 around tion with the upper portion of the seats 2 their edge ermits the faces 6 of the discs and 3 of the -valve body. I have found 5 to'be madhined without any springing or that a relation of the seats on the gate and yielding of the discs relative to each other on the valve body as just described will give thereby permitting the faces 6 of the gate a seating relation much superior to that seto be machined accurately to the angle decured by machining the faces 6 of the discs sired. After the 'faces 6 of the discs 5 have 5 so that their planes will coincide with the been properly m-achined and the boss 7 planes of the seats 2 and 3 on the body memthreaded then the portions 11 and I2 which ber. In the construction just described and tie the edges of the discs together are sepashown in Fig. 5, it will be noted that the rated by cutting through them with a narupper edge ofthe seats 6 coincide with the row saw 0r by other proper means and en. line A-A and B-B while the lower edge tirely separating the discs fro-m each other of the seats 6 project outwardly from these with the exception of the ligatures 9 and the lines which gives a hard fit between the neck portions 13. gate and the body seats 2 and 3 when the This construction I find permits the yieldgate is being originally installed, and as ing of the discs about the ligatures 9 and the gate moves' to its final position and the while the discs are tied together by the neck edges of the discs 5 move inwardly or to- 13 I construct the necks 13 so that they do ward each other and adjust themselves with not hold the discs 5 absolutely rigid, but relation to the seats 2 and 3 on the body, will permit the upper portion of the discs the upper edge of the seat 6 will tend to 5 to move inwardly and outwardly very move outward slightly or become hard slightly relative to each other. I find that with relati0n.to the seats 2 and 3 on the having the boss 7 connected to each of the body, thus permitting all parts of the discs discs will give a better construction than 5 to adju-st themselves with relation to the if the boss 7 were connected to one of the seats 2 and 3 on the body 1. discs 5 only as would be the case if one A construction of the parts as described of the necks '13 were cut through so as to and a forced springing inward of the edges make one of the discs 5 independent of the of the discs 5 as the gate moves to its final boss 7. Such a construction throws all of position and a possible slight springing cutthe connection between the boss 7 and discs ward off the .discs at their upper edges 5 upon oneneck 13 only and I have found it adjacent the necks 13 gives a far more reimpractical to make the single neck 13 as liable seating relation between the gate and strong as necessary, but by connecting the body seats than with a solid gate in which bess 7 roeach of the discs 5l by its own neck a slight difference between the machining 13, I am able to provide -a gate which will of the body and gate seats means a leaky give me the necessary relative movements of valve. When the faces 6 of the discs 5 enthe discs 5 for adjustment purposes with gage the seats 2`and 3 throughout their arcs respect to the body seats 2 and 3. of contact the ate will be fully seated and In machining the faces 6 of the discs 5 `estopped from rther downward movement. I prefer to make the lower portion hard In Fig. 6 the same principle holds true, in

' with respect to the faces 2 and 3 of the that, the lower edge of the discs 5 are hard body discs. Referring to Fig. 5, if the lines with respect to the lines C.-C and D-D, A and A', B and B represent the planes which represent the planes of the body seats of the valve seats 2 and 3 on the body, then 2 and 3, but in this case vthe upper edge it will be noted that the seats orfaces 6 on yof the discs 5 are shown as soft, but with the gate project outside the planes repreproper designing andpositioning of the sented by the lines A--A and BB and ligatures 9 and the necks 13 the edges of that when a gate of this construction is inthe discs 5 will move as in the case of Fig. serted Iin a valve body, the seats of which `5, The upper edge of the discs 5 will move lll outward slightly as the lower edge and the intervening edge of the discs move inward during the initial installation of the gate in its-valve body.

I find that the de vree of hardness of the lower edge of the isos 5 with repect to the bod seats 2 and 3 will vary -un er different egrees of construction of the gate and also with respect to the size. of the valves and, therefore, it is difficult to establish a standard difference for the degree of hardness of the gate with respect to the body seats, but I have found that for some of the smaller sizes of gate valves and with a reasonable and practical construction of the gate that if the angle E is about four minutes, the gate vwill give a proper seating relation with respect to the body seats 2 and 3. x

In the valve body are formed oppositely disposed projecting ribs 14 which arepositioned between the spaced wings 15 on opposite sides of the discs 5 and the ribs and wings 14 and 15 respectively form a guiding means for the gate when in a raised position and when it does not contact with the body seats 2 and 3 which then act as the guide for the gate.

It will be apparent in my disclosure that the gate herein described comprises two rela.- tively movable discs each provided with a seating face to engage with the body seats 2 and 3 and in which the discs are integrally united by means of ligatures near their center although other point or points may be used, and in which the stem boss 7 is integrally united with each of the discs and that the lower edge of the discs on the gate are hard relative to the seats on the body and the edges of the discs will spring inwardly a decreasing amount so that the upper portion of the gate discs may move outwardly into a more intimate fit with the body seats when the gate is forced into its proper position with respect to the body member and that by integrally uniting the boss 7 with eachof the discs 5 through a flexible neck member 13 the stress applied through the operating stem in moving the gate into `and. out of engagement with the body seats 2 and 3 will be caused to be equally vdivided between the two discs thereby bringing about a uniform condition in the operation of the gate. The movement of the top edges of the discs toward or away from each other is very slight or it may be eliminated entirely if desired.

There will be modifications to my invention which will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art'after my description above as to the relation of and size of the different parts herein shown and described and other modifications which will fall within the scope of my invention, as, for instance. it is possible to form the faces 6 with relation to the seats 2 and 3, as shown in Fig. 5, and make the necks 13 unyielding thereby making all the adjustment between the faces below the ligatures 9, and this is possible hccause the difference between the faces 6 and faces 2 and 3 at the center of the ligaturcs 9 is quite small and the parts will yield sufiiciently to form a tight seat; therefore, I do not wish to be limited other' than by my claims.

I claim:

l. A valve gate comprising oppositely disposed seating discs, integrally formed and spaced members positioned between and uniting the discs and maintaining them at a fixed separation adjacent the center of the discs, a stem boss united to each disc by a yielding connection and seats formed on the outer faces of the discs.

2. A unitary valve gate comprising oppositely disposed discs having yieldable edges and having seating faces, the angle formed by the planes of the seating faces being different from the angle between the planes of the body seats with which the gate is to be used and means integrally connecting the discs at a distance from their edges.

3. A valve gate comprising oppositely disposed seating discs, an integrally formed member positioned between and uniting the discs and maintaining them at a fixed separation and a one-piece stem boss integrally united to each disc at a distance from the integrally formed member by a yielding connection.

4. A gate valve comprising a body having angularly disposed seats, a gate having a pair of spring valve discs each having a seating face adjacent its periphery to engage one of the body seats, a union connecting said spring valve discs, the seating faces disposed at an angle to each other differing from the angle formed by the body seats and means by which the body and gate may be moved relative to each other to open or close the Valve.

5. A valve gate comprising oppositely disposed yielding seating discs integrally united, the planes of the seating faces of the discs forming a less angle with each other than the angle formed by the planes of the faces of the valve body seats.

6. A valve gate comprising oppositely disposed seating discs yieldingly united by an integral member at a distance from the edges of the discs, means uniting the discs each to a stem boss, the discs being adapted to engage with seats on the valve body and arranged to engage the body seats with their entering edges before they engage the body seats throughout their circumferences.

7 The combination of a valve body having oppositely disposed and spaced seats disposed in planes at an angle to each other, a valve gate comprising spaced discs proless angle to each other than the body seats,

means connecting` the discs at a oint distant from the edges of the discs an permitting relative movement of the discs and means integrally connecting each of the discs adjacent their edges to a boss adapted to receive actuating mechanism:

8. A gate valve comprising a body having oppositely dis osed and inclined seats, a gate provided wit spaced discs havlng oppositely disposed and inclined seats to engage the body seats and inclined at a different angle than the seats on the body, means integrally formed with the discs to maintain them in a spaced relation, means umting each disc to a boss to receive an operating mechanism, the two said means permitting relative movement of the discs when the gate is moved into position until the angle of their seats coincides with the angle of the body seats.

9. A valve gate comprlsing a pair of spaced discs provided with exterior angularly disposed seating faces adapted to engage angularly disposed seats on a body member but disposed at a diderent angle, a pair of spaced ligatures integrally unitmg the discs but ermitting relative movement of the discs about the said ligatures and yielding means uniting each disc to a boss and arranged to receive operating mechanism.

l0. The method of constructing a valve gate comprising forming a casting having two discs spaced apart and united along the greater portion of their edges and having integrally formed connecting means spaced from the edge and a boss integrally but yieldingly attached to the edge of each disc, then facing the discs to a predetermined angle and machining the boss to receive ciperating mechanism and then separating t e discs from each other along their edge except where the connect to the boss.

gate consisting in formingl a casting having a pair of spaced discs united along their edges and having integrally formed connecting means spaced from the edges, then fac- 11. The met od of constructing a valve ing the discs to form machined seats thereon and then separating the edges of the discs where united to permit the edges to yield.

12. A valve gate comprisin oppositely dis osed seating discs integral y united in yie ding relation, the discs adapted to engage wlth seats on a valve body and arranged toengage the body seats with their entering edges before they engage the body seats throughout their circum erence and means to secure the gate to an operating stem.

13. The combination of a valve body with seats and a valve gate therefor and means to operate the gate, the valve gate comprising a unitary construction having oppositely disposed discs integrally united in a relatively yielding relation, the planes of the seating faces of the discs forming an angle with each other which is diferent from the angle formed by the planes of the faces of the body seats.

14. A unitary valve ate havin discs with yielding rims, integra ly forme maintain the discs in a Xed andL spaced relation and means to connect the gate to an operating stem, the discs formed with seating faces to engage seating faces on a valve body and the discs so formed that their edges will yield When moved to a seating position in the valve body, the degree ofyield varying from the entering edge of the discs to the diametrically opposite edge and being a maximum at the entering edge and a minimum at the opposite ed e.

In testimony whereol aix my signature.

EDWARD J. KILEY.

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